In this volume three of the key figures in the field set out to establish some parameters for the study of creativity. After examining the earlier works on the subject, they present their current research findings, and then attempt to project where the field is likely to go in the decade ahead.Gardner, the proponent of biological aspects of creativity, ranges widely as he examines Freud's Vienna and the features of medicine that both constrained and challenged his revolutionary idea. Csikszentmihalyi, with his exploration of genes and memes, examines individual issues as well as broader contextual concerns. Feldman concentrates on the notions of coincidence and the transformational imperative. These essays point to the rejuvenation of the field of creativity research, and suggest where the field is likely to move in the future. This work is a major synthesis of value to advanced researchers as well as students and all those concerned with creativity.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, David H. Feldman, Howard Gardner
EAN: 9780275947699
COUNTRY: United States
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PUBLISHED BY: ABC-CLIO
DATE PUBLISHED: 1994-04-30
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GENRE: PSYCHOLOGY / General
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Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Genetics (non-medical), Human biology
.,."this is a really fine book. It presents an interesting and, in my opinion, important approach to creativity. No matter what your point of view on creative thinking, if you are interested in the phenomenon, you will want to read this book."-Contemporary Psychology, ?...this is a really fine book. It presents an interesting and, in my opinion, important approach to creativity. No matter what your point of view on creative thinking, if you are interested in the phenomenon, you will want to read this book.?-Contemporary Psychology, ..."this is a really fine book. It presents an interesting and, in my opinion, important approach to creativity. No matter what your point of view on creative thinking, if you are interested in the phenomenon, you will want to read this book."-Contemporary Psychology
DAVID HENRY FELDMAN is Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of Developmental Science Group at Tufts University.MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI is Professor of Psychology and former Chair of Behavioral Science at the University of Chicago.HOWARD GARDNER is Professor of Education and Codirector of Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
